Andrea Bocelli Foundation

In Haiti, where #access to safe water remains fragile and uncertain, providing #clean drinking water means #supporting life in its most basic and #essential need. It is in this spirit that we continue to sustain ABF Water Truck in Cité Soleil, a commitment that began in 2013 and was strengthened in 2014 with the addition of a second water tanker.​ Today, the project #reaches more than 400,000 direct beneficiaries and over one million indirect beneficiaries. Behind these numbers are families, children, and the elderly—daily routines made safer, improved hygiene, and communities for whom #access to water brings relief, dignity, and real possibilities.​ Continuing to support ABF Water Truck means #standing alongside these communities' everyday lives, helping ensure that water reaches the places where life depends on it: donate.andreabocellifoundation.org/project/water-… ​Andrea and Veronica

Ten members of the San Firenze Committee spoke at the session “Soft Skills and Global Citizenship: Young #People Experiencing a Changing Europe” at the European Parliament, sharing their #experiences on topics such as #education, #participation, and the challenges of the 2030 Agenda. “The experience in Brussels offered the young people of ABF Globalab a concrete #setting in which to put their #skills, #vision, and #ability to engage in dialogue to the test. For us, education also means this: guiding young people to develop #critical thinking and a sense of global citizenship, so that they can understand the complexity of the present and participate in it with awareness.” Laura Biancalani, ABF CEO.

“The International #Day of #Happiness, established by the United Nations General Assembly, is observed each year as a #reminder that well-being should be #regarded as a shared global goal, to be pursued through #inclusive and sustainable paths.​ For the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, this principle takes shape through #educational experiences that give young people #opportunities for #growth, a sense of belonging, and renewed confidence—where meeting others becomes a real and meaningful possibility. In this context, choral singing holds a special #educational value because it teaches us how to find our own voice while listening to those around us.​ In this spirit, ABF links this occasion to ABF Voices Of Global Gathering. Scheduled for July, during the Teatro del Silenzio 2026, the #gathering will bring together young choristers from diverse—and often challenging—backgrounds. Through a #language they all share, music, they will come together beyond borders and #grow in those transversal skills that make a real difference in life.​ During a week of #rehearsals, #music, and shared #experiences, the “ABF Voices Of” choirs will meet and sing side by side, guided by listening, discipline, mutual responsibility, trust, and collaboration. Musical study and practice reveal their deepest educational value, especially when expressed through the most immediate and #universal instrument—the human voice—allowing people to meet without barriers and to learn what it truly means to create something together.​ From this conviction came “ABF Voices Of,” a long-term strategic project that #supports the creation of regional choirs in vulnerable contexts. Through choral singing, #young people are offered a profound educational experience—one in which they grow not only as musicians, but as individuals, within a #community that welcomes them, values them, and encourages each person to give their best.”​ Andrea and Veronica

The #meeting with European Parliament President @EP_President Metsola was made possible thanks to the efforts of MEP @DarioNardella Nardella, who invited the 10 young people from the San Firenze Committee directly to the heart of the European institutions. As #participants in a series of meetings at the European Parliament focused on soft skills, education, and global citizenship, the #young people are bringing their own experiences to an international setting, actively contributing to the discussion. The initiative #represents an evolution of the path launched by the Andrea Bocelli Foundation at the San Firenze Complex, where, in collaboration with the City of Florence, a model of #social innovation has been developed based on public-private co-design and the active involvement of young people. An educational #experience that integrates training, culture, and participation, now brought into #dialogue with the European context. The participation in #Brussels confirms the value of the educational model developed by ABF, which is capable of linking skills, career guidance, and #active citizenship within an increasingly European perspective. . #ABFempoweringpeople #RoadToBrussels #EuropeanParliament

Andrea Bocelli Foundation #protagonista a #Didacta 2026 con tre #eventi significativi, confermando il proprio impegno nell’innovazione #educativa e nella promozione di contesti di apprendimento inclusivi. Nel #primo incontro “Oltre lo spettacolo” è stato messo in evidenza il valore del #dialogo, del confronto e della #collaborazione tra generazioni, insieme a Paolo Ruffini e ai giovani di ABF Globalab. Il #secondo evento, realizzato in #collaborazione con il Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito, ha proposto il workshop “Oltre le mura: il servizio di istruzione ospedaliera e domiciliare, un ponte verso il futuro”, condividendo l’esperienza della Fondazione nel garantire continuità dell’apprendimento, #relazione e #benessere anche in contesti ospedalieri, attraverso l’integrazione di arte, musica e digitale. E il #terzo evento, “Oltre la scienza”, ha visto la partecipazione del fisico e inventore Federico Faggin, approfondendo come la #tecnologia sia parte integrante della nostra vita e di come l’intelligenza artificiale stia #cambiando il modo in cui lavoriamo, apprendiamo e comunichiamo.

Ten young people from ABF #Globalab will visit the European Parliament to take part in a series of meetings focused on soft skills, #education, and #global citizenship, sharing their #experiences gained in the revitalized spaces of the San Firenze Complex, the Foundation’s headquarters.​ ​ On March 19, during the session “Soft Skills and Global Citizenship: Young People Experiencing a Changing Europe,” members of the San Firenze Committee will engage in dialogue with #representatives of the European Parliament, MEP and former Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella, and General Director Laura Biancalani, sharing the journey they have built at San Firenze and their perspective on today’s Europe.​ ​ This is a significant #opportunity to connect the #model of social innovation developed in Florence with the European #context of policies on #youth, #education, and #citizenship, starting with those who are already experiencing that future firsthand. . #ABFempowerment #RoadToBruxelles

“We first met Federico Faggin, a remarkable scientist and inventor, fourteen years ago in Brescia at a charity concert. What began with admiration has grown over time into a true friendship—one we value deeply, and that has only strengthened through the years. For this reason, we are especially pleased to welcome him as part of ABF Officine Educative, the series of public encounters through which the Andrea Bocelli Foundation places education, relationships, and the future at the center of its work. During the event “Beyond Science: Humanity, Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence,” to be held in the Sala della Musica of the Complesso di San Firenze, he will be in conversation with Stefano Aversa, chairman of ABF, and with the young participants of the ABF GlobaLab vocational program. His presence brings with it a particularly meaningful perspective. Alongside the experience of someone who helped shape the technological revolution, he offers a thoughtful reflection on consciousness, on the meaning of the human person, and on the responsibility that accompanies every true step forward. At a time when innovation is rapidly reshaping our world, his voice reminds us of something essential: technology finds its fullest meaning when it remains guided by ethical principles and by a vision that protects what in the human being cannot be reduced or replaced—awareness, intuition, creativity, and compassion. We are truly happy to share this moment with Stefano Aversa, the young people of ABF GlobaLab, and him. We are certain that hearing a voice like his can help all of us—especially the younger generations—reflect more deeply on the relationship between innovation, responsibility, and the human person.” Andrea and Veronica

Andrea Bocelli Foundation dà avvio ad “ABF Officine Educative”, la #prima edizione di un ciclo di appuntamenti aperti alla #città che propone l’educazione come spazio generativo di dialogo, #incontro e #costruzione del futuro. Il primo #appuntamento, “Oltre lo spettatore. Giovani, ironia e nuove possibilità”, ha visto come protagonista Paolo Ruffini in dialogo con le ragazze e i ragazzi di ABF Globalab. Un #confronto autentico e senza scalette rigide che attraversa #temi come #trasformazione digitale, scelte, futuro, sensibilità e relazione tra generazioni. Un momento in cui il #pubblico non è soltanto #spettatore, ma parte attiva di un’esperienza di ascolto e condivisione. L’evento nasce in #partnership con UP Impresa Sociale, realtà fondata proprio da Ruffini, con cui ABF condivide l’impegno per #percorsi in cui cultura e partecipazione diventano strumenti di #inclusione e crescita. Ad ospitare questo primo incontro al Teatro Nazionale di Firenze, il “padrone di casa” e amico ABF Marco Casamonti. #ABFempowerment #ABFofficineeducative #ABFGlobalab #PaoloRuffini

Andrea Bocelli Foundation partecipa a #Didacta, uno dei più importanti appuntamenti in #Italia dedicati alla #formazione e all’innovazione educativa. Domani, 12 marzo, in occasione del #workshop “Oltre le mura: il servizio di istruzione ospedaliera e domiciliare, un ponte verso il futuro”, realizzato in collaborazione con il Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito, ABF presenterà la propria #esperienza nella promozione di #progetti educativi che integrano arte, musica e strumenti #digitali nei percorsi formativi dei piccoli pazienti. Interverranno Laura Biancalani, Direttore Generale di ABF, e Francesca Favi, Program Manager ABF Educational Care e ABF Educational Italia. . #Didacta2026 #DidactaItalia #FieraDidacta #Educazione #InnovazioneEducativa

From March 17 to 19, ten young people from the San Firenze Committee, who took part in the ABF Globalab program, will be in #Brussels, guests of the #European #Parliament, for an institutional and #educational #experience dedicated to cross-cutting skills, education, and global citizenship. Young people between the ages of 16 and 35, who spend their days in the San Firenze spaces, the result of urban regeneration #projects carried out by the Andrea Bocelli Foundation in co-planning and co-design with the Municipality of #Florence, will make their voices heard in the session “Transversal skills and global citizenship: young people experiencing a changing Europe.” Alongside speeches by representatives of the European Parliament, MEP and former Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella, and Director General Laura Biancalani, they will share concrete experiences on study, work, participation, and the #challenges of the 2030 Agenda, starting with the #empowerment paths experienced at San Firenze. For ABF, this is a new step in its #mission to “Empower people and communities,” namely to make education and socio-emotional, relational, and critical skills the bridge between #places of #social innovation and places where #policies for the future of young people in Europe and around the world are built.

In the heart of Nabikabala, #Uganda, the African SOUP School Campus continues to transform, day after day, into a true #educational and #community hub. Here, together with local partner The African SOUP, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation is working to create a place where #school, #health, and #community come together, with safe spaces for active learning, areas dedicated to art, music, and digital technology, new common areas, and services designed for children and their families. ​ As work continues, the Campus continues to #grow along with the dreams and expectations of those who will find a new home for #education and the #future in this place. Join us at donate.andreabocellifoundation.org/project/africa… . @theafricansoup @perkinswill @AlvisiKirimoto #ABFempowering #Uganda

Today, March 8, we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay. This year's theme, “GiveToGain,” reflects the idea that what is offered to #women in terms of #opportunities, #education, and trust generates #value for the entire #community.​ ​At the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, this principle takes shape every day. ​ We continue to create #environments in which women can #express their full potential and become spokespersons for the #future of their communities, becoming leaders of #empowerment in the realities in which they live. #ABFempowerment #InternationalWomensDay #EducationChangesLives #GiveToGain

#Education is the primary tool for a sustainable development.​ ​ Working where there is a lack of #access to #education, water and healthcare services means tackling the root causes at the basement of inequality.​ ​ In Uganda, 45% of children drop out of primary school and 30% do not complete secondary school.​ ​ This is the reason why ABF, in #collaboration with its partner African SOUP, #supports the delivery of education, #healthcare, and vital resources, empowering whole #communities to #progress and thrive.​ ​ Fill the gap. Donate now: donate.andreabocellifoundation.org @theafricansoup #ABFempowering #ABFVoicesOf

Andrea Bocelli Foundation, in collaborazione con il Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito, partecipa a Didacta 2026, uno dei più importanti eventi dedicati alla formazione e all'innovazione educativa in Italia. ABF presenterà la propria esperienza nella promozione di progetti educativi che integrano arte, musica e digitale nel percorso formativo dei piccoli pazienti. Workshop “Oltre le mura: il servizio di istruzione ospedaliera e domiciliare, un ponte verso il futuro”. ⏰12 marzo dalle 9:30 alle 10:30 📍Fortezza Da Basso, Firenze 👉Iscriviti subito su: fieradidacta.indire.it/eventi_didacta… Interverranno Laura Biancalani, Direttore Generale ABF e Francesca Favi, Program Manager ABF Educational Care e ABF Educational Italia. . #Didacta2026 #DidactaItalia #FieraDidacta #Educazione #InnovazioneEducativa

Beyond choir activities, children and young people were invited into a vibrant journey of educational and formative experiences that brought them closer to the heart of their own communities. Visits to local places (such as the exciting trip to the zoo) became precious opportunities to explore their country, discover its beauty, and grow together through curiosity, learning, and shared joy. These moments not only enrich each child’s personal story, but also play a meaningful role in preparing them for the Global Gathering, which will take place in Italy in July 2026. Every local experience becomes a building block in a much larger adventure: one that will soon connect them with peers from around the world. The project, carried out in collaboration with the local partner SOUP Uganda, blends educational and musical training, making the choir a space where teaching, creativity and personal development naturally merge. ABF Voices of Uganda is therefore an essential part of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation’s global ABF Voices Of community, joining hands with Haiti, the Holy Land, Naples and Camerino in a shared celebration of talent, creativity and beauty. Join us, donate now at: donate.andreabocellifoundation.org/project/abf-vo… @theafricansoup #ABFempowering #Uganda #Education

Sono online i bandi delle Masterclass ABF Alta Formazione 2026 per la selezione di autori, cantautori, produttori, musicisti, cantanti lirici, pianisti accompagnatori nazionali ed internazionali! Tre percorsi distinti – Songwriting, Musica da Camera e Canto lirico – un’unica visione: coniugare eccellenza artistica, crescita personale e responsabilità culturale. All’interno di ABF Globalab, Andrea Bocelli Foundation propone esperienze residenziali immersive presso l’Accademia della Musica ABF “Franco Corelli” di Camerino, dove la formazione diventa spazio di evoluzione, confronto tra pari e accompagnamento professionale. Non solo perfezionamento tecnico, ma sviluppo delle soft skill, consapevolezza artistica, coaching individuale e connessione con network nazionali e internazionali. Un ecosistema di crescita in cui il talento si costruisce insieme alla persona, iscriviti subito: ✍️🎶ABF Masterclass di Alto Perfezionamento in Songwriting: andreabocellifoundation.org/it/abf-masterc… 🎤ABF Masterclass di Alto Perfezionamento in Canto Lirico: andreabocellifoundation.org/it/abf-masterc… 🎻ABF Masterclass di Alto Perfezionamento in Musica da Camera: andreabocellifoundation.org/it/abf-masterc…